Question

1. Which pieces of evidence show that Harborough considers the shark as belonging in the ocean? Select the two correct answers.

A. “For one instant I stared, and in that instant, I observed, with a vivid clearness, all manner of minute details—the burnished sheen on the water, the glistening tautness of its lofty skyline, the sapphire blue of the sky itself, and, most lucidly of all, the silhouette of the shark.”
B. “I had invaded a realm which I had no business to invade ... and its guardian was come to punish me.”
C. The shark was not passive, in the element, as I was; it was monarch of the waves, it could drive through them with the precision of a torpedo.”
D. Near the skyline rim of the superb mountain-range upon which I was commencing to rise I saw, shadowy in the translucent green, an unmistakable shape—the shape of a great fish: a shark.”
E. Every movement of the shark was now plain to me; and it was moving, there was no doubt of it: a trail of bubbles streamed from its flank and a tiny streak of froth fluttered behind the fin.”
2. What synonym could the writer use in place of useless to convey a tone of hopelessness?
A. Needless
B. Flawless
C. Pointless
D. Shameless
3. In the first sentence, the author refers to the door as “discreet.” What can you determine from this description?
A. The door is quiet.
B. The door is gaudy.
C. The door is creaky.
D. The door is oversized.
4. What is the figurative meaning of bon voyage in this context?
A. The speaker is metaphorically saying good riddance to all of the recyclables removed from the locker.
B. The speaker is wondering where the items are going.
C. The speaker is telling the recycling truck to be safe as it travels to the recycling center.
D. The speaker is wishing the recyclables well on their journey to the recycling center.
5. Which detail about the setting best helps convey the mood of the excerpt?
A. one’s imagination could not have pictured the wearer embarking on the purchase of a half-crown box of chocolates or laying out ninepence on a carnation buttonhole
B. he had failed in a more subtle ambition, and for the moment he was heartsore and disillusionized
C. he could have strolled into the thoroughfares of light and noise
D. on the bench by his side sat an elderly gentleman
6. Which details from this story help develop the story into a satire? Select the two correct answers.
A. Gortsby is very cynical and distrusting of the young man he meets.
B. The three characters in the story are strangers whose lives cross paths only briefly.
C. Gortsby listens closely to the story that the young man tells of his misfortunes.
D. The setting, which takes place in Hyde Park at dusk, is dark and mysterious.
E. Gortsby changes his view after finding a bar of soap on the ground
7. Which detail would be included in the middle of the plot diagram shown in the image? Select the two correct answers.
A. After the young man leaves, Gortsby finds a cake of soap lying on the bench and believes that the young man left it there.
B. After sitting next to Gortsby on the bench in Hyde Park, the elderly man rises to leave and Gortsby imagines where he will go.
C. After Gortsby finds the cake of soap on the bench, he tracks down the young man to return the soap and to loan him money for a hotel room.
D. After listening to his story, Gortsby accuses the young man of lying because he cannot produce the cake of soap that forms part of his story.
E. after Gortsby loans the young man money for a hotel room, the elderly gentleman returns to the bench to look for a lost cake of soap.
8. Which statement explains why an author would include a flashback as an element of nonlinear plot development in a story? Select the two correct answers
A. to use a central character or event to connect two or more narratives
B. to provide the reader with background information about characters or events
C. to interrupt the sequence of events as a way to gain the reader's interest
D. to create a feeling of suspense or tension about future events
E. to give the reader a hint about what may happen later in the story

Answer 1

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1. B. “I had invaded a realm which I had no business to invade ... and its guardian was come to punish me.”

C. The shark was not passive, in the element, as I was; it was monarch of the waves, it could drive through them with the precision of a torpedo.”
4. D. The speaker is wishing the recyclables well on their journey to the recycling center.
5. A. one’s imagination could not have pictured the wearer embarking on the purchase of a half-crown box of chocolates or laying out ninepence on a carnation buttonhole
6. A. Gortsby is very cynical and distrusting of the young man he meets.
E. Gortsby changes his view after finding a bar of soap on the ground
7. A. After the young man leaves, Gortsby finds a cake of soap lying on the bench and believes that the young man left it there.
D. After listening to his story, Gortsby accuses the young man of lying because he cannot produce the cake of soap that forms part of his story.
8. B. to provide the reader with background information about characters or events
D. to create a feeling of suspense or tension about future events